Here are the List of 2012 Indian Holidays and Bank Holidays, As we know that India celebrates many festival every year so here are the list of holidays according to these festival and other main days.
So there are the list of 2012 holidays.
Current month is March so you are looking for March or April 2012 holidays?
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So there are the list of 2012 holidays.
Current month is March so you are looking for March or April 2012 holidays?
S.No. | List Indian public Holidays 2012 | Day | Date | Day Observed |
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1 | New Year’s Day | Sunday | 1 January 2012 | New Year Starting Day |
2 | Pongal | Saturday | 14 January 2012 | Harvest Festival of South India |
3 | India Republic Day | Thursday | 26 January 2012 | |
4 | Milad-Un-Nabi | Saturday | 4 February 2012 | Birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. |
5 | Maha Sivaratri/Mahashivratri | Monday | 20 February 2012 | Great Night of Shiva – a Hindu festival |
6 | Holi/Holika Dahan | Thursday | 8 March 2012 | |
7 | Holi 2012 | Friday | 9 March 2012 | Hindu festival of colours |
8 | Mahavir Jayanthi | Thursday | 5 April 2012 | Birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara – the most important religious holiday in Jainism |
9 | Good Friday | Friday | 6 April 2012 | Death of Jesus is Christian holiday |
10 | Easter Monday | Monday | 9 April 2012 | Christian holiday |
11 | Buddha Purnima | Sunday | 6 May 2012 | Celebrates birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha |
12 | Krishna Janmashtami / Srikrishna Jayanti | Friday | 10 August 2012 | Hindu's festival celebrating for birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of god Vishnu |
13 | India Independence Day | Wednesday | 15 August 2012 | Celebrates India Independence |
14 | Id ul Fitr | Sunday | 19 August 2012 | 2012 – End of Ramadan, according to Islamic Calendar |
15 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Sunday-Wednesday | 9-19 September 2012 | |
16 | Gandhi Jayanti | Tuesday | 2 October 2012 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
17 | Dussehra | Wednesday | 24 October 2012 | Vijaya Dashami – Hindu festival |
18 | Idu’l Zuha/Bakrid | Friday | 26 October 2012 | Feast of the Sacrifice, according to Islamic Calendar |
19 | Deepavali / Diwali | Tuesday | 13 November 2012 | Festival of Lights – a very important Hindu festival |
20 | Muharram / Day of Ashura | Saturday | 24 November 2012 | Mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali / Imam Hussain, 10th day of Muharram month in Islamic lunar calendar. (Also often called as Moharram) |
21 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Wednesday | 28 November 2012 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday – Shik / Sheik Festival |
22 | Christmas Day | Tuesday | 25 December 2012 | Birth of Jesus, one of Christian most important holidays. |
23 | Boxing Day | Wednesday | 26 December 2012 | The day after Christmas is Christian Holiday |
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id holiday is on monday 20th agst , not on sunday, 19th agst
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